New Mexico artist receives funding to tell life on the border through music
July 10, 2021 / 07:34 PM PDT
El Paso, Texas (Border report) – Like many children of Mexican immigrants, Amalia Mondragon grew up on both sides of the border. This means speaking English at school and then returning to her Spanish-speaking parents. This means spending a peaceful afternoon in the farming community of La Union, New Mexico, and then visiting family during the weekend in the fast-paced and noisy urban expansion of Juarez, Mexico.
It also enables her to explain important information to her parents in English and automatically switch to Spanish when she crosses the border into Mexico.
Café Mayapan Re-Opening For Ash Wednesday
The religious holiday of Ash Wednesday is near- marking the beginning of lent season. This year, Ash Wednesday lands on February 17th. For many, after receiving their ashes, they like to partake in a feast. Food, of course, is very important to religious holidays.
Lent food season is a big deal in El Paso, restaurants are known to have great specials during lent season filled with some regional favorites like lentils and capirotada. Now, you can add another great El Paso restaurant to the list of places to get some great lent food, Café Mayapan.